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Discovering development management
Money & Business

Discovering development management

...style of management with a development orientation, that is, an orientation towards progressive change. It is argued that this third view allows for a normative definition of development management. Thus a distinctive notion of what is good development management is that it should consistently promote the values of development at all levels, even if this is not the most...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...profile of your local community Timing: 15 minutes This activity is to help you create a profile of your local community where you live. Thinking about your local area, list at least three points under each heading in the table below. You can do this activity on your own or in a group. This will be saved (as long as you are signed into OpenLearn and enrolled on this...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...et cetera, et cetera. So it's either- some people see it as a good thing. It's different from what the West has done for 200 years in Africa. Some people will say, well, it's just the same as you know, Just because they're Chinese doesn't mean they're any different from what the West has done. So it's a kind of polarised position, and what we want to do with our own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...et al, 2018) A fuller discussion of ethical principles is available from the British Psychological Society’s Code of Human Research Ethics (BPS, 2021). You can also refer to guidance from the British Educational Research Association and the British Association for Applied Linguistics. [Pebbles balance on a stone see-saw] Ethical principles are essential for protecting...
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You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...et al., 2005). A YouGov survey found that 35 per cent of those polled were kept awake at night worrying about their debts, with the respondents citing debt as the number one cause of family breakdown (YouGov, 2006). Therefore, despite the fact that the data on debt across the whole of the UK show that the value of household assets is much greater than liabilities, a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...et al., 2021). While your attraction towards heroic characters in fiction is easy to understand (they are pro-social, positive characters whom you may see as being role models), the attraction that you feel towards your favourite villain is perhaps harder to explain and has been something which psychologists, alongside authors of fiction, have been interested to explore....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...et al., 2016). This feeling of not having the power or means to leave a job can have profound effects on a person’s perception of their own employability and their ability to change their situation or to move on. Starting with your current situation, and improving your understanding of this and the wider industry and sector, can help you to break out of this cycle and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...style entertainment (or variety theatre) including dancing girls, acrobatic tricks, music, and other circus acts; cocktail bars; night clubs with dancing, live bands and casino entertainments; sexual freedom (including homosexuality). Hedonism. This is first apparent in Frei’s description of the deliberate ignorance of street violence in favour of drinking and partying....
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs